FCB Ulka appoints Saad Khan as VP, strategic planning

In 2011, Khan founded Marketing Unplugged along with Suman Srivastava

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April 12, 2016, 17:30 IST

FCB Ulka Advertising has appointed Saad Khan as vice president, strategic planning. In 2011, Khan founded Marketing Unplugged along with Suman Srivastava. He has also Lowe Lintas, Dentsu Marcomm and Euro RSCG.

Commenting on development, Suman Srivastava, vice chairman - strategic planning, FCB Ulka Group, said, “Saad is one of the most creative planners that I have ever worked with. Many creative people have told me that they love working with Saad because he makes their job easy. To me that is the highest compliment that a planner can get. I have worked with Saad almost continuously for the last 10 years and it is great to have him as part of the strategic planning team at FCB Ulka.”

"Excited to be back in the business of advertising after consulting. It is like coming back to the alma mater. There is a lot of energy and fervour at FCB Ulka which is infectious, and this agency culture driven by Rohit Ohri and Suman Srivastava, will propel me to do work which is distinctive and brave and will help client businesses stand out and grow," added Saad Khan, vice president, strategic planning, FCB Ulka.

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